Headless corpse believed an Abu kidnap victim found in Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A headless corpse was recovered in Patikul, Sulu on Thursday, a Sulu-based physician said.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, which was accompanied by the photo of a headless man who wore a red shirt, Dr. Raden Ikbala of the Sulu Integrated Provincial Hospital said the decapitated body was found in Barangay liyu Bangkal in Patikul around 4 p.m. Thursday.

He said the body was believed to be that of 18-year-old kidnap victim Patrick Almodovar, whom the Abu Sayyaf beheaded on Wednesday.

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Almodovar’s head was recovered in Indanan town, also on Wednesday.

The military said it has no information on the headless corpse yet. CDG/rga

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